Independent School District · Minnesota

Austin Public Schools ISD#492 Southgate Elemem

Austin, MN · ~87 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
2.6
Avg TCR
1.4
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Austin Public Schools ISD#492 Southgate Elemem runs at 185% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Independent School District workplace, earning a grade D.

Austin Public Schools ISD#492 Southgate Elemem: 2.6 TCR = 185% of Independent School District BLS 1.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Austin Public Schools ISD#492 Southgate Elemem safety composite

Austin Public Schools ISD#492 Southgate Elemem scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).

C

55/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.59 per 100 workers

Safer than 68% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.63 per 100 workers

Safer than 44% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 50% of industry peers

Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).

TCR Δ

−4.5

2017→2024

Austin Public Schools ISD#492 Southgate Elemem injury rate improved

Austin Public Schools ISD#492 Southgate Elemem's TCR fell 4.5 from 6.1 in 2017 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 6.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=6.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=1.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 611110 · Austin, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 2.6 · 185% of ind

  • DART 1.6 DART
  • RANK #542/1589
  • PHOTO Waseca Intermediate …
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 4 inj
  • SIZE ~87 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Waseca Intermediate School (0.0 TCR gap)

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Austin Public Schools ISD#492 Southgate Elemem in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Austin Public Schools ISD#492 Southgate Elemem averages 2.6 TCR (185% of the Independent School District BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Austin Public Schools ISD#492 Southgate Elemem TCR series: 2017=6.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 1.4

Where Austin Public Schools ISD#492 Southgate Elemem falls in its industry

3,374 Independent School District establishments

Safer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #542 safest of 1589 Independent School District employers in Minnesota.

Austin Public Schools ISD#492 Southgate Elemem (87 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 76 employees and a TCR of 3.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Austin Public Schools ISD#492 Southgate Elemem
Austin Public Schools ISD#492 Southgate Elemem (87 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 76 employees and a TCR of 3.8

Austin Public Schools ISD#492 Southgate Elemem has more employees than the Independent School District median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.

Year-by-Year Safety Data

Year TCR DART Injuries Illnesses Fatalities
2024 1.6 1.6 1 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 6.1 2.0 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

611110 · MN · Austin

3,374 Independent School District employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 75 employers in Austin, MN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel Establishment Metric
NAICS-TCR Waseca Intermediate School 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Elk River High School 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Franklin Public Schools 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR ISD 477- Family Center 2.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE LS Black 87 FTE
STATE-SIZE Minger Construction Companies Incorporated 87 FTE
STATE-SIZE Herzog Roofing 87 FTE
STATE-SIZE Egan Company - Rochester, MN 87 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hormel Foods - Austin 1,914 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hormel Foods - Austin Plant 1,884 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hormel Foods Corporation 1,581 FTE
CITY-NEAR Quality Pork Processors Inc. 1,208 FTE
NAT-TCR Dixie Plywood & lumber Co of Miami 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR S04271 - WM - Golden Triangle 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Twehous Excavating Company, Inc. 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Pelican Products Torrance Location 2.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Shelton, WA 87 FTE
NAT-SIZE Waukesha Service Center 87 FTE
NAT-SIZE Trader Joe's 0023 San Diego 87 FTE
NAT-SIZE Hanmar, LLC 87 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.